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Afghanistan vs Timor-Leste: tax rates compared

Between the two, Afghanistan's income tax rate (20%) tops Timor-Leste's (10%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%20%Corporate10%20%Capital Gains10%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF TLDifference
Income Tax20%10%AF +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%10%AF +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%10%AF +10 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Between the two, Afghanistan's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Timor-Leste's (10%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference+10 ppAfghanistan higher

Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Timor-Leste's (10%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Timor-Leste sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan0%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18
Timor-Leste0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Timor-Leste both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.